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The Drifting Bard @thedriftingbard.bsky.social · 17h

GameSoundCon has been such a blast so far! Day 2 is just as phenomenal as day one 🎶

The Drifting Bard @thedriftingbard.bsky.social · 2d

Another Monday, another voice memo to turn into a small musical arrangement.

Busy week ahead and gearing up for GameSoundCon tomorrow, so I'm looking forward to a great time and lots of new energy.

See y'all at the next song!

The Drifting Bard @thedriftingbard.bsky.social · 13d

Drafted a game music snippet for Voice Memo 28! Enjoy some melancholy, post-folk cinematic vibes in a mini-song I call “The Silent Town.” Not my normal style, but still a lot of fun to write!

🖼️ Ghost town, cg. 23, 2014 via peakpx.com

Check out my links for more music.

See ya at the next song!

The Drifting Bard @thedriftingbard.bsky.social · 14d

Writing music, but also, like…I LOVE Canva

She’s everything

The Drifting Bard @thedriftingbard.bsky.social · 23d

The Drifting Bard @thedriftingbard.bsky.social · 26d

Voice Memo 27: ✅

I envisioned a loading screen theme, with moments of suspension and mystery. This draft has a sense of trying to get back to where you started, so the melody can feel a little circular, but that’s intentional, I promise!

Enjoy “The Misty Way.”

See ya at the next song!

The Drifting Bard @thedriftingbard.bsky.social · 26d

Finally got my YouTube page on par with Instagram, Bluesky and my website! All of my links are now current and you can listen to my music through any link in my bio ☺️

More to come soon!

The Drifting Bard @thedriftingbard.bsky.social · 28d

A year ago, I had the great privilege of scoring video game inspired music for an original play titled “Moon Logic” by David Lipschutz. Now, I want to send a HUGE congratulations, as this play has now been published!! You should head over to his website and check out more of his work!

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The Drifting Bard @thedriftingbard.bsky.social · Sep 29

Going to get YouTube up to date this week, but that won’t stop me from sharing another preview result from a Voice Memo Monday!

Inspired by lilting, led to mischief. A pretty fun process outlining ideas here for sure. 😂

Enjoy “Gnome’s Gambit” and I’ll see ya at the next song!

The Drifting Bard @thedriftingbard.bsky.social · Sep 28

Oh no! I’ll take a look at it tonight or tomorrow- thanks for the heads up!

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The Drifting Bard @thedriftingbard.bsky.social · Sep 26

Got a new song up for this Fantasy Friday! It’s over 3 minutes so I can’t share it here, but it’s being uploaded to SoundCloud as I type this.

Go give a listen to “Lorram’s Light” and its D&D inspiration!

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The Drifting Bard @thedriftingbard.bsky.social · Sep 22

Voice Memo 27

Will this turn into a farmer theme, a start menu motif, or something much more mysterious? I could not tell you through today's brain fog, but we'll all find out together soon. 😂Trust the process, right?

See ya at the next song!

The Drifting Bard @thedriftingbard.bsky.social · Sep 19

We’re back

Enjoy some haunting tea time

And follow me in other places!

The Drifting Bard @thedriftingbard.bsky.social · Sep 17

Had a great time in Louisville for Warp Zone: The Musical! Cool musicians, great vibes, and hella creative minds.

Annnd got a physical copy of an album from a game jam with one of my tunes featured? 10/10 evening.

Check out more on Instagram!

Y’all go support Louisville Makes Games 💾 🎮 🎶

The Drifting Bard @thedriftingbard.bsky.social · Sep 12

Today is National Video Games Day!

This day focuses on the joy in playing (or creating) video games and their roles in supporting charities. Share a game you love today or give some love to a game developer or creator that has had a positive impact on you. 💙👾🎮

The Drifting Bard @thedriftingbard.bsky.social · Sep 10

Bluesky is being weird about video posts (again), but I’ve been writing music.

Maybe I’ll get to share it this week. Who knows? 🙄

Anyway, we’ll see what happens.

a cartoon penguin is sitting at a table eating soup

ALT: a cartoon penguin is sitting at a table eating soup

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The Drifting Bard @thedriftingbard.bsky.social · Sep 5

Mysterious illness sucks. These better just be allergies.

Anyway, more music coming when I feel better! Check out @thedriftingbard on Instagram if you haven’t already 🙂‍↕️

See you at the next song!

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The Drifting Bard @thedriftingbard.bsky.social · Sep 3

Being a part of this has been really cool! It’s been a while since I’ve checked in, but I’m thankful to have been selected for being a part of these voices!

www.reddit.com/r/skywind/co...

From the skywind community on Reddit: Thanks to extensive progress in our voice acting department this year, we are very excited to announce a major milestone of the project: Every base game character...

Posted by tesrskywind - 823 votes and 9 comments

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The Drifting Bard @thedriftingbard.bsky.social · Aug 18

Voice Memo 25

A little Monday whimsy

It's not Halloween yet, but we can dream 😂. Or maybe it'll be my first carnival song. Who knows? Let's see how this idea unfolds!

See ya at the next song!

The Drifting Bard @thedriftingbard.bsky.social · Aug 15

Voice memo 23: ✅

This felt (almost) post apocalyptic to me when writing - no matter what I did, it felt like the song made sense being emptier, a metaphor for the abandoned places that the music reminded me of. What comes to mind for you?

See ya at the next song!

🖼️ liuzishan via freepik.com

The Drifting Bard @thedriftingbard.bsky.social · Aug 12

Voice Memos 1-20 are now up in one place on SoundCloud, alongside the other collections of tunes. 😄

Feeling proud of my progress, consistency and products so far. I’m finally finding a way to create that works for me, and I can’t wait to see what comes next. 💜

Here’s to writing more tunes!

The Drifting Bard @thedriftingbard.bsky.social · Aug 11

Another Monday, another game music snippet idea to bring to life. One that I refuse to turn this into an underwater theme. (Maybe.)

Let's see what happens! What comes to your mind when you hear initial idea?

See you at the next song!

The Drifting Bard @thedriftingbard.bsky.social · Aug 8

All of those sessions ago, a misfit and somewhat self-inflated party broke their way out of a prison in Velkynelve to begin their long escape from the dangers that lurk.
It just didn’t feel right tying this to a single character, so I hope you enjoy the ambiance. ☺️

🖼️ Wizards of the Coast

The Drifting Bard @thedriftingbard.bsky.social · Aug 8

This installment of Friday Familiars features a whole campaign - my first full campaign as a DM, Out of the Abyss (and yes, we’re still going strong.) The sounds that came together for this reminded me of a mystical, haunting place — and what better subject to feature than the Underdark?

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The Drifting Bard @thedriftingbard.bsky.social · Jul 28

I’m in the middle of a gig, which means my equipment for writing is currently in use. I’ll try to pick things back up next week!

See ya at the next song!